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(B.  A.  I.  Order  165.) 

U.S.  DEPOSITORY 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY. 


RULE   8,  REVISION   1.-T0   PREVENT  THE    SPREAD   OF  LIP -AND -LEG 
ULCERATION  (NECROBACILLOSIS)  IN  SHEEP. 

Effective  on  and  after  November  22,  1909. 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  has  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and 
notice  is  hereby  given,  that  a  contagious,  communicable  disease  known 
as  lip-and-leg  ulceration  (necrobacillosis)  exists  among  sheep  in  the 
State  of  Wyoming. 

Now,  therefore,  I,  James  Wilson,  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  under 
authority  conferred  by  section  1  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March 
3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1264),  do  hereby  quarantine  the  following  area, 
to-wit : 

All  territory  in  the  State  of  Wyoming  situate  within  the  boundaries 
of  the  counties  of  Big  Horn,  Johnson,  Sheridan,  Weston,  Crook,  Con- 
verse, and  Natrona ;  that  part  of  Fremont  County  north  of  the  Sweetwater 
River  and  that  part  of  Albany  and  Laramie  counties  north  of  the  Sixth 
Standard  Parallel  North. 

During  the  existence  of  this  quarantine  the  interstate  transportation, 
movement,  or  trailing  or  driving  of  sheep,  except  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided, from  the  said  area  herein  quarantined  is  hereby  prohibited. 

1.  Diseased  sheep.— Sheep  that  are  affected  with  lip-and-leg  ulcer- 
ation shall  under  no  condition  be  moved  interstate  from  the  quarantine 
area. 

2.  Exposed  sheep.— Sheep  that  are  not  affected  with  lip-and-leg 
ulceration  but  which  have  been  exposed  to  the  contagion  of  the  disease 
through  infected  premises,  may  be  shipped  interstate  in  placarded  cars, 
as  hereinafter  provided,  to  a  recognized  slaughtering  center  for  imme- 
diate slaughter  without  dipping,  or  they  may  be  moved  interstate  for 
breeding  or  feeding  purposes  after  one  dipping,  as  hereinafter  set  forth. 

3.  Sheep  of  diseased  bands.— (a)  Market—  Sheep  that  are  not 
visibly  diseased  with  lip-and-leg  ulceration,  but  which  are  part  of  a  dis- 


eased  band,  may,  without  dipping,  be  shipped  interstate  in  placarded 
cars,  as  hereinafter  provided,  to  a  recognized  slaughtering  center  for 
immediate  slaughter. 

{b)  Breeders. — Sheep  that  are  not  visibly  diseased  with  lip-and-leg 
ulceration,  but  which  are  part  of  a  diseased  band,  may  be  moved  inter- 
state from  the  quarantined  area  or  from  public  stock  yards  for  breeding 
purposes,  provided  they  are  first  dipped  as  hereinafter  specified  and 
held  seven  days  for  a  second  inspection,  and  further  provided  that  if, 
upon  second  inspection,  disease  is  found  the  animals  apparently  free 
shall  be  segregated  and  again  properly  dipped  before  interstate  move- 
ment is  permitted.  However,  if  no  disease  is  found  on  reinspection 
the  sheep  may  go  forward  without  a  second  dipping. 

(c)  Feeders. — Sheep  that  are  not  visibly  diseased  with  lip-and-leg 
ulceration,  but  which  are  part  of  a  diseased  band,  or  sheep  that  have 
been  exposed  to  the  disease  through  infected  premises,  may,  without 
dipping,  be  moved  interstate  from  the  quarantined  area  or  from  public 
stock  yards  for  feeding  or  grazing  in  fenced  inclosures,  provided  per- 
mission shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the 
proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into  which  the  sheep  are  to  be 
shipped.  If  State  permission  is  not  obtained,  the  sheep  shall,  before 
being  moved  interstate,  be  dipped  as  provided  for  sheep  exposed  to 
disease  through  infected  premises  or  for  breeding  sheep  of  a  diseased 
band,  as  the  case  may  be. 

4.  Healthy  sheep  that  have  not  been  exposed  to  the  contagion  of 
lip-and-leg  ulceration  may  be  moved  interstate  from  the  quarantined 
area  only  when  they  are  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  inspection 
issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

5.  Dipping. — When  it  is  desired  to  dip  sheep  for  interstate  move- 
ment as  hereinbefore  provided,  the  dipping  shall  be  done  under  the 
supervision  of  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  in 
one  of  the  cresol  or  coal-tar  creosote  dips  permitted  by  the  Department 
of  Agriculture  in  the  oflicial  dipping  of  sheep  for  scabies,  provided  the 
dip  is  used  at  a  strength  specified  for  use  in  the  dipping  of  sheep  for 
scabies.  The  dipping  fluid  shall  be  thoroughly  mixed  before  flowing 
into  the  vat  and  also  before  the  sheep  are  placed  therein.  The  dip  shall 
be  maintained  at  a  temperature  of  from  85  to  95  degrees  Fahrenheit 
and  the  sheep  shall  be  retained  therein  about  one  minute.  The  dipping 
shall  be  done  carefully  and  the  sheep  handled  as  humanely  as  possible. 
The  Department  disclaims  responsibility  for  any  loss  or  damage  result- 
ing from  the  dipping. 

6.  Placarding  cars. — When,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  exposed  sheep 
or  sheep  of  diseased  bands  are  shipped  interstate  without  dipping  for 
immediate  slaughter,  the  proper  officers  of  the  transportation  company 
shall  affix  to  both  sides  of  each  car  a  durable  placard  not  less  than  6} 


by  10  inches  in  size,  on  which  shall  be  printed  with  permanent  black 
ink  in  bold-face  letters  not  less  than  lj  inches  in  height,  the  words 
"SHEEP  FOR  SLAUGHTER  EXPOSED  TO  LIP-AND-LEG  ULCER- 
ATION." These  placards  shall  also  show  the  name  of  the  place  from 
which  the  shipment  was  made,  the  date  of  the  shipment  (which  must 
correspond  with  the  date  of  the  waybills  and  other  papers),  the  name 
of  the  transportation  company,  and  the  name  of  the  place  of  destina- 
tion. Each  of  the  waybills,  conductors'  manifests,  memoranda,  and 
bills  of  lading  pertaining  to  such  shipments  by  cars  or  boats  shall  have 
the  words  "EXPOSED  TO  LIP-AND-LEG  ULCERATION"  plainly 
written  or  stamped  on  its  face.  Whenever  such  shipments  are  trans- 
ferred to  another  transportation  company  or  into  other  cars  or  into  other 
boats,  or  are  rebilled  or  reconsigned  to  a  point  other  than  the  original 
destination,  the  cars  into  which  said  sheep  are  transferred  and  the  new 
wa3'bills,  conductors'  manifests,  memoranda,  and  bills  of  lading  cover- 
ing such  shipments  by  cars  or  boats  shall  be  marked  as  herein  specified 
for  cars  first  carrying  said  sheep  and  for  the  billing,  etc.,  covering  the 
same.  If  for  any  reason  the  placards  herein  required  are  removed  from 
the  car  or  are  destroyed  or  rendered  illegible,  they  shall  be  immediately 
replaced  by  the  transportation  company  or  its  agents,  the  intention 
being  that  legible  placards*  shall  be  maintained  on  the  cars  from  the 
time  of  shipment  until  they  arrive  at  destination  and  the  disposition  of 
the  cars  is  indicated  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

7.  Disinfection. — All  public  stock  yards,  feeding  stations,  and  ap- 
proaches, chutes,  alleys,  and  pens  thereof  which  have  contained  diseased 
animals  shall,  before  healthy  or  nonexposed  animals  for  interstate  trans- 
portation are  placed  therein,  be  cleaned  and  disinfected  as  hereinafter 
provided.  Failure  to  clean  and  disinfect  said  places  will  subject  them 
to  quarantine. 

Cars  and  other  vehicles,  yards,  pens,  sheds,  chutes,  alleys,  etc.,  that 
have  contained  diseased  sheep  shall  be  cleaned  and  disinfected  in  the 
following  manner :  Remove  all  litter  and  manure  from  all  portions  of 
the  cars,  including  the  ledges  and  framework  outside,  and  from  the 
posts,  floors,  and  fences  of  yards,  pens,  sheds,  chutes,  alleys,  etc.,  and 
empty  all  troughs,  racks,  or  other  feeding  or  watering  facilities;  then 
saturate  the  entire  interior  surface  of  the  cars,  including  the  inner  sur- 
face of  the  car  doors,  or  the  entire  surface  of  the  fences,  posts,  floors, 
troughs,  and  racks  of  the  yards,  pens,  sheds,  chutes,  alleys,  etc.,  with  a 
5  per  cent  solution  of  pure  carbolic  acid,1  or  with  a  3  per  cent  solution 
of  liquor  cresolis  compositus,  U.  S.  P.2 

1  A  small  amount  of  lime  may  be  added  to  this  solution. 

-This  is  described  in  the  Eighth  Revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  and  can  be 
prepared  at  any  reliable  drug  store.  No  lime  should  be  added  to  this  disin- 
fectant. 


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This  Rule  8,  Revision  1,  which  for  the  purpose  of  identification  is 
designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  165,  will  become  and  be  effective  on  and 
after  November  22,  1909,  and  is  subject  to  amendment  or  revision  on 
statutory  notice. 

Rule  8,  dated  August  6,  1909,  and  effective  on  and  after  August  12, 
1909,  and  Amendment  1  thereto,  dated  September  10,  1909,  and  effective 
on  and  after  September  15,  1909,  are  hereby  revoked. 

Done   at   Washington  this  thirteenth   day    of 
November,  1909. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture. 

James  Wilson, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


